Jennifer Bardsley is the author of GENESIS GIRL and DAMAGED GOODS, from Month9Books. She also writes the column “I Brake for Moms” for the Sunday edition of The Everett Daily Herald and blogs at Teaching My Baby to Read. Follow the YA Gal on Facebook, Twitter, and Goodreads. Click here to subscribe to The YA Gal’s quarterly newsletter. …

Welcome to the first day of the ECOSYSTEM blog tour! Since I'm known as "The YA Gal" on Facebook, and my friend Joshua David Bellin's blog is called "YA Guy," I always get really excited whenever Joshua has a new book out. ECOYSTEM is book one in Joshua David Bellin's thrilling new YA Fantasy trilogy …

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Today Month9Books is revealing the cover and first chapter for my newest book, DAMAGED GOODS, the sequel to GENESIS GIRL which releases January 17, 2017! Check out the gorgeous cover and enter to be one of the first readers to receive a eGalley!! Do you have a friend who has such a messed-up home life that you wonder …

Welcome to YA Scavenger Hunt! This bi-annual event was first organized by author Colleen Houck as a way to give readers a chance to gain access to exclusive bonus material from their favorite authors...and a chance to win some awesome prizes! At this hunt, you not only get access to exclusive content from each author, …

When I was in the sixth grade I was obsessed with the Amish. I read any book about Amish people that I could find. I begged my mom for a kerosene lantern. I prepared every last recipe from my Amish cookbook, even the ones that looked disgusting. My parents thought I was nuts. But now …